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Write in Scientific Notation:
0.0000099
9.9 x 10-6
What is the first step to typing scientific notation in a calculator?
Type the first number
A virus is viewed under a microscope. Its diameter is 0.0000625 inches. How would this length be expressed in scientific notation?
6.25 x 10-5 inches
Write in Standard Notation:
2.92 x 107
29,200,000
What does 2nd + Comma lead to?
EE
The maximum length of a professional Futbol field is 4.72441 x 103 inches. Write this number in standard notation.
4724.41 inches
Write in Standard Notation:
3.4 x 10-3
.0034
What does EE stand for?
times 10
Shelby is a puppy who really, really likes pine cones. In 4 months she has managed to accumulate 1.6 x 101 pine cones. Assuming Shelby continues to gather pine cones at the same rate, how many pine cones will she have after 20 months?
8 x 101
Write in Scientific Notation:
227 x 101
2.27 x 103
Define scientific notation
A short way to write long numbers
The speed of light is 6.71 x 108 miles/hour. If the sun is 1.416 x 108 miles from Mars, how any hours does it take light to reach Mars? Express your answer in scientific notation.
2.110283159 x 10-1
Write in Scientific Notation:
0.005 x 101
5 x 10-2
Name the 3 parts of scientific notation
Coefficient, base, exponent
A speck of dust in an electron microscope is 1.2 x 102 millimeters wide. The image is 5 x 102 times larger than the actual size. How many millimeters wide is the actual speck of dust?
2.4 x 10-1